Eartheater, Lauren Duffus, Sassy 009 and more feature on upcoming Bicep album, SLUG

SLUG will be Bicep's first new full-length release since their 2021 album Isles. Across eighteen tracks, the album is said to tap into the full range of the duo's musical DNA while also pushing into new territory, shifting across rave, breakbeat, vocal-led material and ambient textures. Bicep describe it as an album that can take on different forms, explaining: "We want an album people can listen back to again and again and keep finding new parts within it." Bicep are sharing previews of the album with three separate three-track single reveals. "Gas", "Ultra", and "Equarium" land as part of the second drop, following previous releases "Air", "Lemonder" and "Viper," which features a collaboration with Clark. Each run of singles arrives with its own three-part short-film, with "Gas / Ultra / Equarium" arriving alongside a visual which focuses on a gang of pigeon fanciers on a heist, exploring themes of connection and freedom against surveillance and confinement. The core of SLUG is to consider what exists beyond first impressions. The title was inspired by the contrast between the land slug and underwater slugs, with the latter having unique colours, shapes and forms that differ to t...